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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Mathematical Physicist” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #175 of 702. Estimated risk: 10.0%

Directly assessed by researchers as unlikely to be automatable
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AI Exposure Risk

60%

“Mathematical Physicist” will maybe be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 60% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

28%

“Mathematical Physicist” will almost certainly not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 28% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Physicists, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Avg. Annual Salary $166,000
Avg. Hourly Wage $79.81
Available Jobs (US) 21,340
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Physicists #19-2012
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Physicists”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Report experimental results by writing papers for scientific journals or by presenting information at scientific conferences.

  • Describe and express observations and conclusions in mathematical terms.

  • Collaborate with other scientists in the design, development, and testing of experimental, industrial, or medical equipment, instrumentation, and procedures.

  • Write research proposals to receive funding.

  • Design computer simulations to model physical data so that it can be better understood.

  • Develop theories and laws on the basis of observation and experiments, and apply these theories and laws to problems in areas such as nuclear energy, optics, and aerospace technology.

  • Teach physics to students.

  • Analyze data from research conducted to detect and measure physical phenomena.

  • Observe the structure and properties of matter, and the transformation and propagation of energy, using equipment such as masers, lasers, and telescopes, to explore and identify the basic principles governing these phenomena.

  • Perform complex calculations as part of the analysis and evaluation of data, using computers.

Technologies & Software

  • Scite AI
  • Perplexity AI
  • NotebookLM (Google)
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Git
  • SQLite
  • OpenStack
  • Xfig
  • CERN ROOT
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Microsoft Office software
  • REDUCE
  • UNIX
  • OriginLab Origin
  • Consensus
  • Systat Software SigmaPlot
  • Kimi (Moonshot AI)
  • C
  • Python
  • Oracle Database
  • The MathWorks MATLAB
  • Nova (Amazon)
  • Elicit
  • Grok (xAI)
  • Ploticus
  • RibbonSoft QCad
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Microsoft Access
  • Adobe Audition
  • MySQL
  • SciLab
  • CERN Physics Analysis Workstation PAW
  • RSI interactive data language IDL software
  • Dose modeling software
  • GNU Octave
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Linux
  • Gnuplot
  • Criss Software XRF11
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
  • Oracle Java
  • Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
  • C++
  • Maplesoft Maple
  • VMware
  • Pascal
  • Statistical software
  • Scribus
  • Perl
  • xv
  • SciGraphica
  • Aptech Systems GAUSS
  • Lenox Softworks VideoPoint
  • Semantic Scholar AI
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Spectral Dynamics STAR
  • Llama (Meta)
  • Software development tools
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • GNU Image Manipulation Program GIMP
  • Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System EPICS
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Puppet
  • JavaScript
  • Radiation dose calculation software
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Spectroscopy software
  • Canu
  • Microsoft Visual J++
  • Qwen (Alibaba)
  • Ansible software
  • Sun Microsystems Java
  • Mistral (Mistral AI)
  • Claude (Anthropic)
  • Gemini (Google)
  • Video analysis software
  • Eclipse IDE
  • COMSOL Multiphysics
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Mistral AI (chat/models)
  • Database application software
  • DeepSeek
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Mathsoft Mathcad
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP system
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  • Scanning monochromators
  • High vacuum equipment
  • Photometer
  • Personal computers
  • Optical tables
  • Argon ion lasers
  • Spectrophotometers
  • Pulsed nitrogen lasers
  • Scintillation probes
  • Laptop computers
  • Helium refrigerators
  • Laboratory box furnaces
  • Diffusion pumps
  • Programmable phase modulators
  • Nanovoltmeters
  • Digital sound level meters
  • Gaussmeters
  • Computed tomography CT scanners
  • Cyclotrons
  • Transmission electron microscopes TEM
  • Radiofrequency RF generators
  • Single frequency dye lasers
  • Scanning tunneling microscopes STM
  • Function generators
  • Analog sound level meters
  • Turbo-pumped vacuum systems
  • Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
  • Radiation detecting film badges
  • Mickelson interferometers
  • Power amplifiers
  • Vernier force sensors
  • Laboratory electromagnets
  • Surface profilometers
  • Vibration exciters
  • Accelerometers
  • Microwave interferometers
  • Photon counting systems
  • Big G torsion balances
  • Laboratory tube furnaces
  • Optical choppers
  • Digital multimeters
  • X ray crystallography equipment
  • Optical detectors
  • Arbitrary function generators
  • Thermoluminescent dosimeters
  • Vacuum stations
  • Zeeman split lasers
  • Spring scales
  • High-speed video cameras
  • Particle counters
  • Atomic force microscopes
  • Gas chromatography GC injectors
  • Two-channel network analyzers
  • Measuring microscopes
  • Vibrating sample magnetometers
  • Annealing furnaces
  • Telescopes
  • Analog frequency analyzers
  • Electron microscopes
  • Digital plotters
  • High-resolution spectrometers
  • Signal generators
  • Pistonphones
  • Ionization chambers
  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • Galvanostats
  • Magnetic force microscopes
  • Photodetectors
  • Desktop computers
  • Cavity dumpers or drivers
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Neutron detectors
  • High intensity UV sources
  • High-energy accelerators
  • Double monochromators
  • Leak detection equipment
  • Optical tweezers
  • Scanning electron microscopes SEM
  • Optical beamsplitting devices
  • Light scattering devices
  • Linear accelerators
  • Cryostats
  • Two-channel dynamic signal analyzers
  • Sound intensity probes
  • High-resolution semiconductor detectors
  • Gamma ray spectrometers
  • Headspace autosamplers
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  • Gas chromatography equipment
  • Spectrum analyzers
  • Diode lasers
  • Analytical balances
  • Diffusion-pumped vacuum systems
  • Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR spectroscopes
  • Atomic absorption AA spectrometers
  • Safety goggles
  • Liquid helium level sensors
  • Positive ion accelerators
  • Prism spectrometers
  • Laser power meters
  • Helium lasers
  • X ray photoemission spectrometers
  • Friction-force microscopes
  • Fourier transform infrared FTIR spectrometers
  • Geiger-Muller counters
  • Isotope ratio mass spectrometers
  • Atomic emission detectors AED
  • Portable fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Digital voltmeters DVM
  • Charge-coupled device CCD cameras
  • Two-channel fast Fourier transform FFT analyzers
  • Semiconductor parameter analyzers
  • Betatrons
  • Visible spectrometers
  • Multiple diode lasers
  • Monochromators
  • Interferometers
  • Grating monochromators
  • Pinhole filters
  • Capacitance bridges

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